Carpet-holder



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` E. R. BARNES.

CARPET SOLDER.

No. 417,767. Patented Deo. 24, 1889.

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EZRA R. BARNES, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.'

CARPET-HOLDER.

SPECFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 417,767, dated December 24, 1889.

Application i1ed June 19, 1889. Serial No. 314,775. (No model.)

To f/,ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, EZRA R. BARNES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carpet-Holders, of which the following is a specilication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention has relation to a stand or holder for carpets and similar materials while sewing the same together; and among the objects in view is the provision of aholderhaving many different adjustments, one which will hold the carpet firmly while being sewed, at the same time being light, strong, and serviceable, and especially adapted for carpetstore and household uses.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the following description, and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation, parts being in longitudinal vertical section, of a carpet-holder constructed in accordance with my invention; and Fig. 2 is a plan of the same.

Like letters refer to like parts in both the iigures of the drawings.

A is the base of the holder, which is composed of two or more sections A A2, of any desired size. rlhe ends of the sections are centrally bored, as at A3, and fitting snugly within the same, when they are adjacent to each other, are the rods A4, which hold the base free from sideward displacement and make the base longitudinally adjustable.

B are uprights or standards, of which there may be two or more, mounted on the base and held in place by means of rods or dowels fitting in the recesses formed in the base and uprights B. The uprights B are further held rigid by means of suitable braces, which consist in this instance of the turn-buckles B2, which terminate in eyes B3, engaging with similar eyes B, secured on the sides of the standards, the opposite ends of said turnbuckles terminating in hooks B5, which engage with eyes B6, secured to the base. It is apparent that as many holes or recesses Bx may be provided as desired, so that the standards B may be moved in either direction, thereby increasing or decreasing the distance between them.

To prevent spreading' of the base, there are secured thereon the screw eyes or staples C- one on the section A and one 0n 'the section A2-and engaging with one of these eyes is the eye C2 of the bar or rod C, the opposite end being adapted to take into the eye on the opposite section.

Secured to the top of one of the standards B, by screws or other means DX, is the plate D, which terminates in a hook, and connected therewith by links D is the spring or other clasp D2, the jaws of which are controlled by the set-screw D3. Mounted in the other standard B is the band or other Wheel E, the shaft of- Which terminates in a crank E', by which the saine may be operated. Secured to one of the faces of the wheel is the ratchet E2, and mounted on the standard B and adapted to engage with said ratchet is the spring pawl or detent E3.

Secured to the periphery, as at E', of the Wheel is the belt or band E, the free end of which is provided with the clasp connected to said band by links and 4having the controlling-screw D2.

To stitch the breadths of a carpet together, the figures are first matched and the corners of the carpet grasped by the clasps D2, the Wheel E being then turned a desired distance, the detent E3, engaged with the ratchet, holding the wheel in a position to maintain a desired strain or tension along the edges of the carpet.

To keep the breadths of the carpet together and the ends matched while being sewed, there are provided additional clasps D2, having set-screws D2, which hold the breadths of the same securely together.

To prevent the carpet from sagging in the center, there is provided an upright or rod G, having on one end a dowcl or metal point G', adapted to be stuck into the base, and at the upper end a hook or clasp G2, adapted to be pressed into the carpet, thereby supporting the same. Y

On the surface of the base A may be provided a suitable gage, so that the operator can place the uprights B a proper distance apart to save guessing the distance.

From the above description it will be seen IOO that I provide a cheap, strong, and serviceable apparatus, which isadapted for use in carpet-stores or in homes, and by which the length of carpet is held so as to bring the Work up into a position of ready access for the sewer, thus obviating the most tiresome customary manner of sitting on the floor to form the seams of carpet.

\Vhen not in use, the apparatus is adapted to be taken apart and packed away in a compact. form.

What I claim isl. The combination, in a carpet-holder and with the base thereof, of braced standards, a clasp being secured to one standard and a band-Wheel'secured to the opposite standard, having a clasp secured to its band, whereby carpet may be stretched between the two, and a suitable support having a hook on its end to prevent the carpet from sagging, and apin G at its lower end to engage the base, substantially as specilied.

2. A holder for carpets, comprising' a base made in sections, the ends of which are centrally bored, rods fitting snugly Within said bores `to prevent side displacement of the base and render the same longitudinally adjustable, and uprights supported centrally upon said base to prevent the carpet from sagging', and end uprights provided with clamping and stretching devices for holding strips of carpet, substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination, with the base formed in sections, the ends of which are centrally bored and provided with a plurality of holes BX, of the rods snugly fitting said bores to prevent sidewise displacement of t-he sections and render the same longitudinally adjustable, the upright B, bored as shown, the removable rod B', fitting said bore and one of the holes BX, suitable braces for said upright, and a'clamp at the upper end of said upright, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature 45 in presence of two witnesses.

EZRA R. BARNES.

Witnesses:

L. E. FABER, NORMANN FABER. 

